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Memories of Murder
Why this pick
Like The Assassin, it uses patient observation, precise framing and expressive landscapes to make silences and small gestures carry immense tension.
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MOVIE2015 1h 45m TWN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
''The Assassin'' is loosely based on the late ninth-century martial arts story "Nie Yinniang" by Pei Xing, a core text in Chinese swordsmanship and ''wuxia'' fiction.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Nikki Hsieh
Concubine Huji
Zuo Xiaoqing
Yong Mei
Yinniang's Mother
Ni Dahong
Nie Feng
Satoshi Tsumabuki
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